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Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Sitting on the pool deck, a gentle breeze blew through and Monica, Caning and I clinked glasses together. ‘To KL’ – we saluted the city that we have all lived in for so long and now call home. Marvin Gaye tunes softly p…
Coquo KL is a place of personal conflict. One side of me wants to shout to the world about how great it is and tell every self-proclaimed gourmand to take a seat at the table right now. The other half desires to keep it quiet: my spot, where only an […]
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Yalumba’s Finest Composition. In Concert With Hilton. Rich loamy soils over clay form the deep baseline. Undulating hills of verdant grape vines all in neat rows provide the rhythm. A variety of differing alti…
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall. Oppa Gangnam Bangsar style! So it seems there are now two iconic elements emanating from this now famous Korean neighbourhood; Psy’s song, and this fantastic Italian-Korean fusion cafe on the strip of Jal…
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall. Energy and Enthusiasm: Caning. * Sadly El Maiz is now closed. I always wondered what a family gathering at Monica’s Venezuelan husband Caning’s house would be like, and now I know. With energy in abundance, …
Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall Jungle Bird Rum Bar – An Educational Experience The last place I expected to have an educational experience was in a bar. And yet, I learned more about rum in an hour with the owners of the Jungle Bird …
Erik Fiza In this interview, Erik Fiza, food and beverage manager for Suzie Wong Kuala Lumpur, tells how he entered the industry and some stories from behind the scenes. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? My name is Erik Fiza and I work as the Bevera…
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall. Ohmagoodness… if you can manage to find it (and thank goodness we did, because it was totally worth), Omakase + Appreciate is one of those ‘in the know’ speakeasy spaces that makes you appreciate you̵…
Words: Jessica Kate Stagg Photos: Monica Tindall Upon opening the menu, we are greeted with the words “When the caterpillar thought her life was over, she turned into a butterfly and began to fly”. This phrase perfectly captures what the Butterfly Dessert Caf…
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Spanish tapas have always been a favourite of mine. I first heard about Marta’s Kitchen through Spanish friends. They raved about the cuisine there and used Marta’s catering services for their son’s first bir…
*** This restaurant has now closed in Ampang but you can find chef T.C. at here at Stoked instead. Words: David Stagg Photos: Monica Tindall Email received from The Yum List, subject line: “Fwd: Guest Chef T.C (ex Noma Chef de Partie) pop-up dinner at Flint Am…
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall Take three, 20-something friends, enrol them at a university near London and make them all study economics and business – what do you get? A financial services firm? Nope. Maybe an internet start-up? Wro…